"Government must be effective". In the columns of the Journal du Dimanche, the new tenant of Matignon Jean Castex gave himself up on his objectives and his method. "We are working hard," he said to form a new government. The announcement should wait until the start of the week.

Regarding the composition of the ministerial team, "this is not a casting, it is a political choice and it must meet a skill requirement", he said before adding: "What makes me What matters is the operationality of the ministers: being able, wherever you come from, to take action immediately. "

Because the Prime Minister intends to "act quickly". He intends to "initiate an economic, ecological and social recovery" and says he wants to "conclude" the Ségur de la Santé "next week". Another issue on Matignon's table: pension reform. "I would like to resume the dialogue with the social partners," he added.

"They want results, too"

Anyone who defines himself as "a social Gaullist" defends himself from any "political break with what has been done". According to him, the Covid-19 epidemic changed the situation, putting France facing two challenges, namely the health crisis which is "not over" as well as the reconstruction of our economy and the protection of the French. "We have to demonstrate that we know how to cope. And that obviously implies an evolution of the method," he argued.

On this point, Jean Castex is betting on "dialogue, the mobilization of all". "Our fellow citizens do not appreciate the political postures, me either - a fortiori in the difficulties that we are going through. They want results above all, me too". The day after his appointment, Jean Castex made his first trip to Corbeil-Essonnes on Saturday at the X-FAB France group's semiconductor research and production site.

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